293 result(s) for audi in Current Affairs
Photo Article: NATO Military Committee Conference In Budapest, Oct. 2013
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO Military Committee Conference heads, from left to right: General Tibor Benko PhD, Hungarian Chief of Defence; Dr. Csaba Hende, Hungarian Minister of Defence; General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO's Military Committee.
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
Xpat Opinion: Fighting Hate Crime, Protecting Our Citizens In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Last month, I wrote a couple of posts on the Magyar Gárda, or Hungarian Guard, a far-right paramilitary organization. In “The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal” and “More on the Magyar Garda,” I discussed the court decisions and laws passed by parliament that have clamped down on this extremist group’s activity.
Court Orders Access To Budapest Opera Data
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court yesterday struck down lower court rulings which rejected a request for access to data related to an audit of the State Opera. Tamás Bodoky, editor of the transparency website Atlatszo.hu, asked the National Resources Ministry for access to a report by a ministerial commissioner on the audit of the Opera two years ago.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Reding Accused Of Plotting Against Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a report in the leading pro-government daily about an alleged EU-scheme to question the legitimacy of the 2014 election, as a classical conspiracy theory. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, suggests that whatever was actually discussed, meetings of top European politicians and the business elite behind closed doors weaken the democratic image of Europe.
Hungary To Repay IMF Loan By 2014 At The Latest
- 17 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is determined to repay the IMF loan taken out in 2008 until 2014 at the latest; Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in Budapest at a presentation held within the framework of the Fidesz programme entitled Hungary is Doing Better.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Photo Article: NATO Military Committee Conference In Budapest, Oct. 2013
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO Military Committee Conference heads, from left to right: General Tibor Benko PhD, Hungarian Chief of Defence; Dr. Csaba Hende, Hungarian Minister of Defence; General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO's Military Committee.
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
Xpat Opinion: Fighting Hate Crime, Protecting Our Citizens In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Last month, I wrote a couple of posts on the Magyar Gárda, or Hungarian Guard, a far-right paramilitary organization. In “The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal” and “More on the Magyar Garda,” I discussed the court decisions and laws passed by parliament that have clamped down on this extremist group’s activity.
Court Orders Access To Budapest Opera Data
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court yesterday struck down lower court rulings which rejected a request for access to data related to an audit of the State Opera. Tamás Bodoky, editor of the transparency website Atlatszo.hu, asked the National Resources Ministry for access to a report by a ministerial commissioner on the audit of the Opera two years ago.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Reding Accused Of Plotting Against Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a report in the leading pro-government daily about an alleged EU-scheme to question the legitimacy of the 2014 election, as a classical conspiracy theory. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, suggests that whatever was actually discussed, meetings of top European politicians and the business elite behind closed doors weaken the democratic image of Europe.
Hungary To Repay IMF Loan By 2014 At The Latest
- 17 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is determined to repay the IMF loan taken out in 2008 until 2014 at the latest; Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in Budapest at a presentation held within the framework of the Fidesz programme entitled Hungary is Doing Better.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”